Conveyer.



J. J. CURTIS.

GONVEYER.

APPLICATION FILED NOV.28,191Z.

Patented Nov. 18, 1913.

4 SHEETS-"SHEET 1,

ATTORNEYS J. J. CURTIS.

GONVEYEIL APPLXUATION TILED NOV. 23,1912.

1 ,079,2 1 8 Patented Nov. 18, 1915.

4 SHEETS" SHEET 2.

$142 3. By ym w MTURNEVS J. J. CURTIS.

GONVEYER.

APILIGATION TILED NOV. 23. 1912 1.0'79,21 8. Patented Nov. 18, 1913.

4 SHEETS-51113711.

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/ y ATTORNEYS JAMES J. CURTIS, OF NEXV YORK, N. Y.

CONVEYER.

ii i. not a Application tiled Iltevember LI b ti t in mm, may concern it it; known that it", {times it. (trams, non of the United fritates, and a resident 50 city ot New York, borough of Man-- in the tounly ain't li tate ol New have invented a new and improved i i /er, oi which the toilowingr ia a iuth clear, and exact: dmirription.

iii invention reiatea generally to convevers and more partitadarly it; is directed to a new and improved ronstriu'tiou eab a lapted :t'or trzmsterring printed or nheete From a number of places to a i reec jimcle, such as; a, basket or uivaient devil-e. tine object oi my invention is to pt'w viu a new and improved conveyor coir atruction committing easentiatly an endless or erpii 'ah-nt; de ice. with a plurality rizzmps; thereon, together with suitable tutttey'n oi equiratent etenn-nta around which the butt PHHMS, certain of the pulleys: being no a :tru ted that the printed Sheets-1 held in t-lampa are not displaced thereironn there being nether pulley for opening the clamp where the sheet. IIillI'iUd thereby may be ilepo:-:itrd in a suitable receptacle.

it further object of the invention i.-1 the production of a conveyor cha -:u-tcrixed by one or more series o't' selective clamps for holding printed or written abet-ta with anans tor ooc'jmration with the clamps, whereby a printed or written sin-ct; carried by a certain r-tamp o1 any eerieu will always be deposited in or at a certain one ot a corm-tpouttingseries of selective ttKOPttlt'lUH or nations.

tit-her ob iij'et'a and advantages ol the invention will appea as: thedeweriptiontthereof proceoie the new and useful taituret'i being particuhirt) pointed out in the appended claims.

Reference is to be had to tire Ittfttltl'lPtltl) i drawings forming a part of thin specification, in which like cha meters; of retoreuco denote correspondinpg parts in all the viewa. and in whieh-- Figure I is a side View ot a number of leaks or stations with the conveyor aystein in operative position. the view shown in dictating one use of the invention; Fig. 9 a perspective View at a portion of the endless belt with one of the clamps thereon; Fig. 3 is a vertical view tLlltt)'ll;Il'1 the belt; anti the Clamp; Fig". a aide view at one form of pulley with Specification of Letters Patent.

Pat cnt'ed Nov. to, H913.

23, .1912. Serial We. 783.107.

. portion 8 the conveyor belt; and clamp in operative relation thereto; Flf. 5 is another form of pnitey with the belt and clamp in engagemeat therewith, the clamp being opened: l ig". t3 is a third form of pulley adapted to be used with the conrever: l ig. T is a perspective view oi the inner element of the clamping device liig. 8 a side view of a moditietl construction, allowing means whereby a sheet; ittl'l'ltt'l by one oi the clampa will always be deposited in a given receptacle; Fig. it is a vertical sectional \ll'W ot' the conveyor, showing the modified clamp; Fig. it) is a vertical sectional \ie\v on the line ltltfl ol Fig. 9; Fig. It is a vertical sectional view on the line It ll ot' l ig. Fig. l. is a partial vertie: l H51"- tional \iew ot' another lUIlIl o'l' clamp, the iew being from the opposite side of the belt l'rom that of Fig. it, and Fig. it is a 5-:i1nilar view of still another torm o't' clamp.

The eonveyer system herein described and claimed may be made in various lengths and may be adapted to a variety o't uses.

Fig. 1 illustrates the system in use in an other, such as a newspaper or telegraph ottice, the use oi the device being to transmit copy from 'arious desks to a common station or receptacle, such as a basket, the copy being deposited in the basket, suitable means being provided t'or releasing the copy from the clamping device carried on the ronveyer belt. The belt I, which may be oi? any suitable material. is flexible, whereb it may pass; around a number of pulleys, the clamps, a pin 'ality of which are securet'l to the belt; by suitable means, being, adapted to be made of stamping's, wherein; a structure of low cost; is n-ovided. hlach clamp is: made u of an inner element 2. preterabty provided with a slot; 3 intermediate of its ends together with a number of openingz's =1: adjacent. one end: the outer elei'ncnt 5 of eaeh clamp is prcn'ii'led with suitable recesses adjacent one end adapted to receive fastening devices (5 passing also through the openings 4 in the inner element of the clamping" device and through the belt, whereby the two elements are held in position. normally in contact. as shown partieulat'ty in Fig. L.

The outer element 5 ha. its free end 7 preferably outturneclyand the intermediate e150 preferably bent as illustrated whereby lifting of the outer end of the element will permit any written or printed onrrl in l l t fh- 3 anrl ll. The arm 13" in thizi t-onatrn' lion la t-igrii lly sonllrutl to the ontitt mnmbt-r 5 of the olarnp and through it will member lh pivotorl at St? to the iiliibr ntiin'iht in )t spring Stl'ltfs to normally i'naintain the wheel Iii" in cngragwiimint; with the ihncr ltltl'lllltl'. .is the ronrteybi" belt carrios flaw-lamp along its jonrnov, the illl'ltcl ma ol tin arm '13 is brought into roiiporation with lllL' trip| ing lllt't'lltllllfilll wh mby s-lhjl rml i.- lllU'l'tll thwart! tlw axis of tho l'ollt is ll and the whorl Iii-l is i-iwnng out)" \rari'l with rotation to t'hv llilltl membhr.

The olanlp shown in Fig. I i;: a modification. of that ahown in Fig l3 and vmbotlits tho whorl 3S and tho pawl 30, but a svrontl roiipcralos with tho lirst wl vol .35) rathvr than the inni-r llllllllit'l 13": tho \-'lll'tl if. is llllllllftl in its rotation in one (lbw-lion by mean. of a spring pawl lit! whiuh i5 aimilar lo but. shorter lhan the pawl ll! abovzlit" wribmi. it mrssage introduced hntweon [htwin-eta 238 and ll? oprrahj s both of lhvm 'lrroly in one (limi ation. but thv l rirt'ional rip lintmrt'n the whm-ls atarl tho llltSHilgl will hohl tho a satin liz'mly liinlor rdinary -oiali lions lmtil tho (lamp is HIHIl ll in thrplrwril ml inannvr. ln this instant-v tho arm l l" whit-h is l ll ll'll g'fll by the rollvr ll in orat r to opt-n the Clamp, (Ullrilt-jth' ot' a ball i'ranl; hwur pivotally monnh-ll at". 4 tho lot-- \\'2il'tl will of onu arm thornot lining pirotal'l voniwnl'ntl at ll to a link whirl vngragua rho Front: on-"l of the outer parlx 5 ol? tho rlanlip. The 'n"o-::-1|ro la-lttwhn thn whovla lil an? t5. is maintained by mvans ol' the spring t-t7. The (lllttfllitlll 0t lllflt'tllltllt ol tho parlri shown in Figa. 5 ll '12 aml 13 is an ini'livalta'l by tla la r5 1 arrows.

Tlho structure shown in l iga. S and t1 nonlt-mplain-i that: a message applicil to and oarrivil by a particular clamp ol? any soi'ios ol Flllt'tllt: rlampa will la roturnoi'l to or tltlll'tl'ttl at a particular -1tation or month tai'zlo; that is, the sflortivo stations of a an; mom; whioh moasagw-a aro to he lisp trilnihw t iia r bu known by Hllll'lbtl (11, ill "h'llllillf r-hm-arrt'vrs, Sti l as l), D latte. wan-h l-Tll'ltlof iflainpx llllljllt t'iirrnsamint-- nnmlwrial or llllll ah- 1. as by lotlinrs 1/ a. (to 'lho tllhillll ll'lllf-llllllg' i'lmraotnrn zi 'waririg on or arljavvntthv svrvral (lamps an Ut'll'itll'll at any oonvnnivnt plaro along tho lino ol tho rlorh-n, buyout l tho rollm' ll, (loairing: lor instanoo to l'raiinnit a mvssa zv For automatic th'lirony at say station T)", will :allarh it, to any (lamp market! (I as; it comes-4 along. Referring particularly to Fig. 8. it will bn (lfilttl that bUtWCPI'l tho sides 30 ol. thov mmportingr strno'tnro of the :O!'|VL,:\'t l' is; a longilnilimilly (xtnniling bar t? whinh is; piwlally ll'l tjllgl'ttl with links 48 at: the ontvr t'lltlF-l thin-ooh thoso link l ning pivotally monnhal ali -ll to tt 1" sairl sides 30; the bar l-"i' is maintained in an uppermost position by means ot a hllllltlg lithoh vhtl of which mlgjzigos a suitable lug or host; it (:at'iitl b'y tiliti bill, tho other and bt-ing tixa'l at 52 to the said Shit, 30. In order to more lll' bar t? at; crtztin biins the 'tolhiwitig stfhctnrc' is availed of: A lever pivolbd at 53 hptwten its mitts has not ari'n fit in pivot-all engagewant with a link 55 which attached to tho r-lilltl bar; the other arm o't this lever is ti-vi aml is adapted to he t-ngaigvtl' hi a tug Jill carried by tilt! lftlll wht-n the lug comes in position as showi'i in I ig-. 8, said lug 5'6 being portinont; to the series of slectlvo clamps rl, M", etc. 'lho atoivsairl stations l), l) W. otia, are spat-(d correspontlingly to the spacing but'wvu'n clamps. so that all of tho (-lamps of a srrit'a will always be op'onn'tl imnltaia-onrilv and tlvposil any fl'ltfitizlgts rari'inil thnruiy at llltl rorrca doniling Stationa when tho lug 51' tl'lllth' into vng'agfna'nt. with the rm l tho lnror acting npon tho bn r l7- ll avinp thus (losi-rilml my invontion, I rlaim as now. aml (huh-r to sht'lll't by lmttiit's lattnlh l. 'lhrr nlhinalion ol' an mnllura bol a plurality ol' rolh'rs. a plurality of clamps ('1li'l'l"(l b thu llt'li. i-zn'h rlamp (*nilimlyin'g a phn'alily ol' mvmbcra. one at wliirh is pro- \ltlttl with an imranllv uxtrnttin'g arnntho inl-ni'inmlialo portion of sonic of tho minim being rumorml whorrby the arm may pass thoroaromnl anfl out of ('llJltlfl'Cliltillt lhuro with. togvthor with anolhnr roller with whirh llw inwanllv (Xtt'll(llll f portion is ailaptul to ongago \vhni'lby thv jaws ol llaolamp art: mow-(l a way trom 'arh other rvlatiivcly.

'tho i-onibinalion ot an t'lNlltSE-Z belt, a plnralitt ot' clamp- Ffi 'lllltl to the l)t!ll',t?ll(3ll clamp lining mailo up of two memliena, one o'l tll(' mrmlwm lining prnvidml with an inwartllv extnnrling arm Hots bring formal in tho lit-ll: through whivh the arms proji-rl. a plniality ot' rollurs aronml which the bolt pas/son, the lllttl'llltllllilttf portion of some of the i'olh-ra l)tlll;{ rumovath \vlivri-liy tho rlmnpa may p: tlltlXtUVtl', with tho arms out all oiigag'rnn'nt with Sllt'll rollf'rs, ainl anotla'r rollnr with which the arms t-ng'agv. wlaa'wby tlw jaws ol' the hillips am unwell ri'lativtly 'l'roni varh other, whnrehy artii'losi varriial by tho ('lZUltPH may b4 rolnaswl thorafrom.

3. ln combination with an onillrsa boll g -Pill which tho waltz": of Claim a are carried .1 

